Girdle construction



Jan. 6, 1959 H. BARG 2,867,217

GIRDLE CONSTRUCTION Filed July 30, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 t lQ t Il l f:

1d: l f Nfl/n; l V Q H will! E Jan. 6, 1959 H. BARG GIRDLE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet? Filed July 50, 1956 United States Patent GIRDLE CONSTRUCTION Herbert Barg, Merion, Pa., assignor to True Form Corset Company, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application July 30, 1956, Serial No. 600,835

4 Claims. (Cl. 12S-S47) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in girdles and similar garments and more particularly to new and useful improvements in garments of this type providing the desired and necessary support yet also providing for freedom of movement and expansion.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a novel girdle construction which will provide the wearer with the desired support and constriction When in l front narrow elastic section is partially reinforced to provide extra support when the wearer is .in the standing position.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a novel girdle or similar garment having the features and characteristics set forth above which is of relatively simplified construction, may be manufactured easily and cheaply, and is entirely eflicient and effective muse.

These and other objects of the present invention and the various features and details of the construction thereof are more fully set forth and described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a girdle constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view, partially broken away of the girdle of Fig. l; t

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the girdle in the open position;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary View of the inner side of the front section of the girdle;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view taken along lines 5 5, Fig. l; and,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken 'along line 6 6, Fig. l illustrating the reinforced front elastic panel section.

Referring more specifically to the drawings and particularly Figs. l, 2 and 3 thereof, reference numeral 10 designates generally a girdle constructed in accordance with the present invention comprising a front panel 11, a rear panel 12 and side panels 13 and 14, each secured together in the conventional manner. In addition, an elastic waist band 15 having stretch in the circumferential direction only extends around the sides and rear of the garment and terminates at the opposite sides of the front panel 11.

The front panel 11 is formed of a material which is not elastic in the circumferential direction of the garment but may or may not be elastic in the vertical direction, as desired. The rear panel 12 is formed of an elastic material having stretch in the vertical direction only, and

the side panels 13 and 14 are formed of an elastic mate'- I rial having stretch only in the circumferential direction of the garment. The upper portion of the front panel 11 and side panel 14 are secured together by means ofia zipper 16 and an inner protecting llap 17 inwardly overlying the zipper is secured to the side wall panel 14 at the inner side of the garment to prevent 4the zipper 16 from contacting the wearer of the garment. In addition, stays 18, 18 and 19, 19 are positioned in pockets formed in the girdle at opposite sides of the front and rear panels 11 and 12, respectively, and extend in the generally vertical direction.

In accordance with the present invention, provisions are made in the garment to provide the wearer of the garment with the desired support when in the standing position, yet permit the front portion of the garment to expand and allow the wearer to sit comfortably in a relaxed position. To accomplish this, a narrow elastic panel 20 is provided centrally of the front panel 11 for the full length of the front panel. The panel 20 is formed of an elastic material which has less resistance to stretch than the remaining panels of the garment and provides stretch in the circumferential direction only of the garment. The panel 20 is formed as illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings,and converges inwardly from the top and bottom of the garment to a constricted portion spaced somewhat less than one-half of the way down from the top of the garment to provide a lesser amount of give or stretch at this ,portion 0f the front panel. This narrow elastic panel 2t in the central portion of the front panel of the garment permits the garment to give, when the wearer assumes a sitting position allowing the wearer'to sit ina more relaxed position.

Another feature ofthe present invention, however, is to provide a girdle construction wherein there is sufhcient support and restriction when the wearer is in the standing position. To this end, the upper portion of the central band 2l) is reinforced by an inner band or panel of elastic material. This may be accomplished by securing elastic material between the seams at the junction of the front and side panels inwardly overlying the upper part of the central panel 20 with the elastic having stretch in the circumferential direction of the garment.

Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate one form of reinforcing wherein an inner elastic panel 21 having stretch in the circumferential direction of the garment is secured at its opposite side edges to the side edges of the front panel 11, for example by means of stitching. The upper edge of the inner panel 21 is secured to the upper edge of the front panel 11 in a similar manner and a narrow elastic band 22 extends across the inner surface of the inner panel 21, as shown in Fig. 6. The lower edge of the inner panel 21 is not secured to the panel 11 to permit relative movement between the inner and front panels. As illustrated, the inner panel 21 comprises a pair of side sections 23, 23 formed of a non-resilient material and a center panel section 24 inwardly overlying the upper portion of elastic insert 20 and formed of a resilient material having stretch in the circumferential direction of the garment. This panel arrangement provides the necessary support and constriction when the wearer is in a standing position.

This construction set forth above of the combination of the elastic insert 20 for the full length of the front panel 11 and the inner reinforcing means or panel 21 having an elastic portion provides a garment having a predetermined amount `of give in the front portion thereof to permit the wearer of the garment to sit comfortably in a relaxed position, yet also provide the necessary support and constriction when the wearer is standing.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described herein, it is not im 3 t tended tovlimit the ;.inyention.to .such adsclosurre, .and changes and modifications may be incorporatedV and embodied therein within the scope of the following claims.

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